Lela - Restaurant in Minneapolis - 5601 W 78th St, USA

I highly recommend trying Lela’s. If I had been traveling and staying in the hotel, it would be perfect. I attended a meeting in a private room within Lela’s which had a beautiful mural. The food catered in was appetizers. Everything was delicious. As someone who is a local, I’ve been missing out and would be open to trying the full menu. The ambience was great. Tables were private. A wall built of wine glasses was eye catching!

I don't normally like pasta but decided to give the hand-made pasta a try. BOLOGNESE PAPPARDELLE was amazing. I like 300 miles away and will need to fight the urge to drive here for this dish.

I think the atmosphere is pretty good and it is definitely a good place in the area for people to gather. Certain parts of the restaurant are darker and there may not be enough light even when it is daytime. The server recommended the meatballs, and I could see why. A picture of the meatballs was also on the website. They were made from pork, beef, veal, and tomato garlic confit, and the overall taste was a great combination of all of those. For both the snapper ceviche and the ahi tuna poke, there was not enough ceviche / poke but a lot of nachos on the side. The heirloom tomato & burrata was a good starter as well. Its taste could be off depending on the person's taste. To me, it was pretty good. In terms of the dessert, I recommend the chocolate molten cake a la mode. The crème brûlée was tasty as well. Overall it was a fancy place and one to go for special occasions. I would consider it a place that parties of 3 and above can go to when around the area!

came in for the first time for restaurant week with a few friends and had a great time! We ordered a round of drinks to start, they were tasty but very standard. For apps, we did the meatball, scallops, and ceviche. The meatball was massive and more than enough to share for 3 of us. The ceviche was a little more difficult to share & light on chips, but packed with flavor. The scallops came in an order of three and were the highlight of the course. For dinner, we had the short rib, snapper, and gnocchi. The short rib was a hearty portion of fall off the bone tender meat with potatoes. The snapper was good, but I didn't feel like it was cohesive as a dish & the cook was just okay. The gnocchi was such a different texture than I'm used to and it was phenomenal. It was almost cheese like and paired perfectly with the mushroom & tomato pesto.

My husband and I checked out Lela for the first time last night 4/7/2023. It was recommended by my friend and we decided to make it a little staycation and stay at the hotel too! Man did they treat us like royalty! The service was top notch! I commented on an Instagram post a couple days prior, and they recognize my name and called out their appreciation! It was so cool. The food was amazing as well! Going back for breakfast this morning!

What an awesome place! The food was absolutely delicious and the ambience of the restaurant was spot on. However, the star of the evening was Todd behind the bar! Not only did he remember my unique name after hearing it once, but his warm, friendly and witty conversation made the night absolutely memorable. Wish it was open Sundays and later into the evening. Will be back!

My husband and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary at the Sheraton and booked the dining package for two nights. We dined at Lela Friday and Saturday night and were, once again, impressed by the level of service and kindness from the staff. The mushroom soup and Wagyu burger and fries with garlic aioli hit all the perfect notes. We were pleased with the generous portions and quality of the food and drink. The thing that really sets Lela apart from other quality dining establishments is how genuine and kind the staff is, and how they make you feel like a VIP every time. We look forward to our next visit.

Stayed the night at the hotel and dined in for breakfast as well as ordered room service for dinner. The ambiance was stunning but it was clear that the staff was sparse. This was okay for the most part because there was barely any patrons to begin with. The breakfast was okay - rather dry for my liking. The portions and the taste did not match the excessive prices. The dinner I could not finish. The noodles tasted excessively oily and left me with a unpleasant feeling in my stomach.